Luther Wenge
Luther Wenge in May 2011.
Luther Akisawa Wenge (born 12 December 1959) is a Papua New Guinean politician.[1] He was Governor of Morobe Province and a member of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea as a member of the Pipol First Party from 1997 to 2012.
Wenge worked as a lawyer and magistrate before entering politics.[2] He was first elected to the National Parliament at the 1997 election.[3] He was defeated by at the 2012 election.[4]
One of his brothers, , was also a member of the National Parliament, while another brother, , was the head bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Papua New Guinea.[5]
References[]
- ^ "Nominations By Electorate" (PDF). PNG Electoral Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 June 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- ^ Vulum, Sam (2005-06-30). "PNG's Luther Wenge: A Champion Among His People". Islands Business. Pacific Islands report. Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2011-06-28.
- ^ "PAPUA NEW GUINEA". Asia Pacific Parliamentary Forum. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ^ "Naru elected as Governor". PNG Post Courier. 30 July 2012.
- ^ "Bishop meets PM". The National. 24 January 2010. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
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